The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-10-21
GLORIOUS GROVER.
Still Enthusing the People of
the South.
TEN THOUSAND GREET HIM.
Anxious Anarchists-Lord Randolph
Sauealing-The K. OF L.-Hor-
rible MuFder-Etc.
Tha President.

MONTGOMERY, October 20.-After a
good nights rest on special train,
President Cleveland arrived here at 8
o'clock this morning, There were the
usual large crowds in waiting. Com
MERGE street from the station to the
hotel, nearly half mile, was lined by
troops who kept the wide avenue open.
Governor Seay, Mayor Reese and Col
one! Newman, president of the State
Agricultural Society who composed the
reception committee, conducted the
guests at once to the hotel. At the
hotel Senator Pugh, Senator Morgan,
members of The Governors staff, Pres
Ident of the Senate. Speaker of the
House, Ex-Governor o Neill, Congress
man Davidson and number OF ladies
greeted the city guests In the hotel
parIors, where malt an hour was spent
in making or renewing acquaintance.
The Presidential party, after breakfast
revie wed the troops from The balcony
of the hotel. There were about a
thousand men in the column. The
President received telegram from the
Mayor of New Orleans stating that
committee Is oil the way TO ask that
the trip b. extended to that city.
Colonel Lamont replied that the Pres
ident's imperative engagements made
com plIauce with the request impossible.
After the review, Mrs. Cleveland was
the surprised recipient of unlqu and
beautiful souvenir, jewel case in the
form of a ball of cotton. Ii is made of
pure silver, and Is q very artistic pro-
ducnon Inside be cover bears the in
scrip ion: Presented to Mrs. Grover
Cleveland, by the mayor and City
Council as q token of their kind re-
gard on the occasion of her visit to
Montgomery, Ala. October 20, 1887
The presentation was made by Mayor
Reese, in the name of the munich
pality.
fair grounds a welcoming address was
delivered by Governor Seay, to which
the President replied as follows:
Il am very glad to be able, at the con-
clusion of q most delightful and | hope
Improving series of visits throughout
the country To see little of the State OF
Alabama and its p .ople and IS capital
city. | believe that no sou hern State
has within itself more elements Oh
independent growth and development
than Alabama" The President. after
enumeratIng various elements of wealth
of the State wens on to say: Every
ton of iron you are enabled to furnish
a northern State goes far toward de-
stroying sectional feeling. Yodrfellow
countrymen appreciate the value OF
intimate and profitable business rela-
tions with you, and there need be no
fear that they will permit them
10 no dnStrnucH Ia
by designing demagogues. The wicked
ness OF those partisans Who seek TO aid
their ambitious schemes by engendering
has e among generous people is fast
meeting exposure, and yet there is and
sh ould be, an assistance upon strict ad
herence to the settlement which has
been made of disputed questions, and
upon reserved acceptance of such set
Element as this. l believe no business
consideration should prevail, and 1
firmly believe that there is American
fairness enough abroad in the land to
insure proper and substantial recogni-
ton of the good faith which you have
exhibited"
The President then spoke of the i'm
portance of education, and the stimu-
lus which the exhibition Of products
gives to the material interests of State,
and concluded by saying: 81 shall re-
turn to my official duty grateful to the
people of your State and capital for the
cordiality of their welcome, fully i'm
pressed with the greatness IT Alabama,
and also with the feeling that she can
not evade, if she would, the responsible
ity to the entire country which her
greatness and commanding position
have cast upon her."
The President was frequently inter
rupted by applause and occasionally by
fervent interjections of God bless you"
From the speaking stand the party was
escorted in their carriages about sthe
fair grounds for the purpose of giving
the people an opportunity to see the
President. q special train was brought
to the fair grounds, which the presi-
Dental party boarded at 1 o'clock
and started for Washington.
ROME, Ca, October 20.-Ten thousand
people gathered at the depot, tonight,
to greet President and Mrs. Cleveland.
Euge bonfres blszed up and down the
rack, and over it were thrown two
arches of electric lights. When the
train arrived. the President, in charge
of the reception committee, stepped to
the platform, and as soon as the cheers
subsidized John T. Graves introduced
the President.